1. Pinterestwe all know this site is the greatest thing since slicedbread. few may know that the creator of fabu site- is from York, PA.which just so happens to be where both sides of my family are from.[which secretly makes feel like I have some sort of a personal connection to this phenom.][[ehhh]]

things I’ve learned-loved-and-savored from pinterest this week…

scarf inspiration from the fashion spotjust recently learned a new way to tie my daily scarf from one of my besties[just so happens to be number 3 on the website]

It was a Gershwin kind of day-more specifically a Rhapsody in Blue kind of day. There were really peaceful moments and really chaotic all-over-the-place moments. Really rushed moments and really slow-as-glue moments. Moments you felt like all the right notes were coming together and moments you wanted to punch-piano keys. I feel like this piece of music could be the soundtrack to what our [teachers’] days are like. What a range of emotions, actions, paces, thought-patterns we zip through?! This music hit me tonight as I was coming home in the quiet rain from my acupuncture appointment…feeling quiet peaceful + reflective {apparently}.

Tonight was one of the first nights all week that my husband and I got to sit down and eat dinner at-the-same-time. So, I wanted to make it a good one. After he got his second bowl; I mentally brushed my shoulders off 😉

Here’s what I came up with…

EVOO + s/p + grape tomatoes + 375 degrees = roasted tomatoes. mmmm.

for no mess meatballs- make little foil cups in a cupcake pan!

Tortellini and Turkey Meatballs

Ingredients:

1 lb ground turkey

1 egg, beaten

2 tbsp garlic powder

1 tbsp oregano

1 cup panko bread crumbs

1 tbsp salt + pepper

1 package tortellini, cooked

1 cup greek yogurt

3 tbsp pesto

1 tbsp red pepper flakes

2 cups grape tomatoes, roasted

sprinkle or two of parsley

1-2 tbsp parmesan cheese

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.

Combine the first 6 ingredients in a medium sized bowl.

Make 2-3 tbsp sized meatballs with mixture.

Place in cupcake pan [as seen above] or in even rows on a cookie sheet. Spray either [vigorously] with non-stick olive oil spray.

If this was a live cooking show we’d definitely have a couple #$&@’s to bleep out

+ would have to go to an immediate commercial break.

but as they say in the biz…

[breathe]

…Annnd we’re back!

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some snap-shots from a cozy + chilly weekend [it snowed!!]

stayed warm by the fire 😉

mom + I enjoyed a little local hibachi and cocktails

The Mr. got home from his NC soccer tourney just in time for FOOTBALL on Sunday.

[a moment of silence for Raven’s fans…]

we started a mini tradition this football season.

it’s a little ditty we like to call FOOTBALL DINNERRRR!! [said in an echoing manly voice]

it’s pretty simple.

only one rule applies.

FINGER FOOD ONLY!

finger food + football = couch potato laziness at its best!

here’s what I came up with this weekend…

The Perfect Guac[seriously, I’ve tried a lot of guacamole in my day]Ingredients:

4 avocados

2 tbsp chili garlic sauce

1 tbsp lemon juice

s + p

1 tbsp celery salt

Directions:

Cut and spoon out avocados into a medium sized bowl.

Mash with a fork until smooth[ish].

Add remaining ingredients and stir until well-blended.

Grab your favorite chip and go in for a dip! boom!

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Ranch-Cheeseburger Crescent Roll-Ups:crescent rolls make for a fabulous foundation when coming up with creative finger foods:

Ingredients:

1 can Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

1/2 lb [lean] ground turkey

1 cup cheddar cheese

1 cup baby spinach

2 tbsp [light] ranch dressing

1 egg [for wash]

1 tbsp garlic powder

1 tbsp worchestershire

s + p

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Brown meat in pan over medium heat.

Add garlic powder, worchestershire, and s+p to season.

Remove from heat and empty meat into a medium-sized bowl.

Stir in ranch dressing and set to the side.

Line a cookie sheet with foil and grease with non-stick cooking spray.

Pop open crescent rolls and lay them out on the cookie sheet.

Begin layering each flat roll with 1-2 spinach leaves, 1 tbsp of meat mixture, and a sprinkling of cheese. Repeat on each crescent roll.

Carefully roll up each one. Trial and error worked best for me. [they do not have to look perfect!]

Brush egg wash onto each roll-up.

Place in oven and bake for 9-11 minutes.

Watch carefully! Remove when golden brown. [thank you, egg wash!]

Let cool for 2-3 minutes before devouring 🙂

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check out my latest pinterest experiment.they say you can re-use and re-grow your old {mushy} green onions.snip off the old bits and submerge the roots in water.place by a sunny window + watch grow. {apparently}we shall see-stay tuned!